Monkeyman

Here's one missing from the other shots that I'll try and upgrade some day, but it is nicely wrapped with white pages and generally presents well.

Great list, Mike!

 

Some minor additions you might want to consider:

 

Fear #6, Thor #193, Special Marvel Edition #4, and Western Gunfighters #7 are all 52 pagers, I believe.

 

Hulk #159 was released in 1/73. But I think it fits the classic Picture Frame bill.

Thanks for catching those 52 pagers and the Hulk. I've updated the chart in my previous post.

Mike

Here is a list of all the picture frames (as far as I know) along with the months they were published. The first PFs were cover dated November and December 1971, although non-PFs were also published during these two months. As far as I can tell, every Marvel comic cover dated 1972 was a PF, although I have highlighted in yellow those that aren't true PFs (in my opinion). After December 1972 the PFs stopped dead with the exception of War is Hell #3, cover dated May 1973.

As far as I know, the last 15 cent issues were published in September 1971. After that the runs either went to 20 cent PFs or 25 cent 52 pagers, some being PFs and some not. I've highlighted the issue numbers of the 52 page PFs in red.

Mike

Edited to include info provided below.

Our Love Story 14-20

My Love 14-20

These are the only picture frame love comics and I've never found any in high grade.

Awesome collection Monkeyman, any chance of a better look at the Monsters on the prowl #20? I love that cover.

I'll scan that one and get it up later.

I like seeing the books laid out in group shots like this. There is a certain satisfaction in seeing years of work in front of you. I'll try and find scans of more recent purchases.

If anyone sees anything I'm missing that meets my criteria I'm interested.

Mike

And a few slabs.

Finishing it up with Westerns.

Kids stuff. These ones are VFs.

War

Swords & Sorcery/Jungle

Horror

I keep the Avengers and Daredevils with those runs so they are shown at the end here.

I just found this thread and thought I'd share my PF collection. As with all my comics, I focus on presentation so what I have is square cut and mostly perfectly wrapped with good page quality, clean back covers and no tanning halos. Grades probably average NM-. I took these photos last year so a few (but not a lot) have been added since.

Mike

Starting with super-heroes in alphabetical order.

Sold Greggy a few comics from my recent sales thread and received immediate payment with no hassles. A great buyer (and seller from past transactions).

Mike

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On December 19, 2008 I sent $145 to mjacobs8 for two Avengers comics I purchased here on the boards. Michael posted fairly often at that time and I had had successful transactions with him in the past. In this case he flaked on the deal with me and some others and disappeared from the boards. djpinkpanther67 tried to contact him in person but he was nowhere to be found. Suddenly today I received a $150 repayment from him, 3.5 years later! He apologized, regreted his actions and hoped he hadn't caused me any hardship. As you might expect, I pretty surprised. I guess if you have faith things can work out. Michael, I appreciate you squaring things up after I had already forgotten the incident.

Mike

My bank sucks the air out of the safety deposit box room after they close it for the night to protect from fire.

Mike

7 Sexy Crime Book Covers

 

Thought this would be a good place to post this:

 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/charles-ardai/sexy-crime-covers_b_998627.html#s394009&title=Blood_on_the

Here's their website.

http://www.hardcasecrime.com/

Comic book creator Max Collins wrote one of books and his partner on the Ms. Tree series did the cover. It even looks like Ms. Tree.

http://www.hardcasecrime.com/books_bios.cgi?title=Deadly%20Beloved

Mike

The above post has me wondering. Do collectors think of the Horror, Western and Crime books published by Goodman concurrently with the last of his GA superhero books in 48-49 to be Atlas books ( even if many sport a Marvel logo) ? Or are they considered Timelys?

 

The end of Atlas is a bit easier I guess, with Kirby replacing Maneely as Stan Lee's go-to cover guy after Maneely dies in 1958, which also comes a year after the Atlas implosion. I think most collectors think of 1959-61 cover dated books as pre-hero Marvel as opposed to Atlas, regardless of how Marvel titles the Masterworks collections from this period.

I collect Atlas and start with the Nov/51 first books with the logo. I stop when they took it off, but many people lump the pre-hero books into Atlas. My understanding is that the employees of the company still considered it Timely throughout the 50s, Atlas was just on the cover of the comics.

Mike

Very nice books I may have to finish the Annie Oakley run. So far I've just been interested in 1-4.

 

Just got this book in--another book that never comes up in nice shape.

I've never seen a copy this nice! Where did you get it? Dan DeCarlo is great.

Mike

A great Atlas series...with wonderful art by Andru & Esposito!

 

These are awesome books. I've never seen such a nice group (unless there are hidden defects).

Mike